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    The Language of Drama

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    The Language of Drama Prepared by: Nicolle Anne F. Racadio Mary Anne C. Garcia Mary Joyce Angeline S. Driz Reynaida V. Calderon Lovely Mica B. Concepcion Powerpoint Templates Page 1 What is Drama? Form of literature that  Brecht (1964:15) says that tells a story through the proper plays can only be understood when words and actions of performed. the characters.  Stanislavski asserts that it is only on stage that It is also called a play‚ drama can be revealed in usually all its’ fullness and

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    English Language

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    "...then try and transfer it across” this language is shaped and selected for the sport as “Transfer it across” wouldn’t normally be associated with a football. In addition football comes with its own lexicon‚ like other sports it includes its own unique terminology. For example Gray comments “you don’t usually take out a striker out of the penalty for a free-kick round...” The terminology used is here is “penalty” “striker” and “free-kick” the language is specifically selected for football therefore

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    Language and Power

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    Language in Power Wareing (1999) Define social groups and power: Political - Power in the Law e.g. Police‚ Judge‚ Barrister Personal - Occupation / Power within a Job e.g. Doctor‚ Teacher and so on. Social Group - Friends and Family‚ Class in society. Types of Power:- Instrumental (Written and Spoken) Influential (Written and Spoken) Instrumental Power - Enforces Authority and is imposed by the laws‚ state‚ conventions and organisations. for e‚g "SHUT UP NOW!" Influential

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    The Power of Language

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    self-confidence. Of course this is metaphorical‚ but these metaphors capture in words our physical reactions to what is said‚ and that is the power of language. It can emotionally move and affect us as powerfully as physical actions. Unfortunately‚ however‚ we have yet to recognize and legitimize this great power in the way we should‚ and we are left to deal with language in whatever way we have learned and adopted. Bullies usually escape punishment if they abuse verbally and do not leave physical bruises

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    Power of Language

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    The power of language Com200 Professor Mary Dawson January 14‚ 2013 After reading the article “Shared Styles Herald New and Lasting Romance “ by Bruce Bower It made me think twice about my own relationships and the communication that happens between me and another person; I took the Language Style Matching assessment to see how well me and another person were in synch with one and another. According to the LSM score it gives you a sense of how similar two people’s uses of words

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    Waray Language

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    WÁRAY- WÁRAY LANGUAGE Wáray-Wáray  (commonly spelled as Warai; also referred to as Winaray or Lineyte-Samarnon) or Samarnon is a language spoken in the provinces of Samar‚ Northern Samar‚ Eastern Samar‚ Biliran‚ and in the north-east of Leyte Island (surrounding Tacloban) in the Philippines. The name comes from the word often heard by non-speakers‚ "waray" (meaning "none"‚ "nothing" or "not")‚ in the same way that Cebuanos are known in Leyte as "mga Kana" (after the oft-heard word "kana"

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    Inflated Language

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    inflation is when there is too much currency so its value is lowered. The more rare something is the more it is worth. That is a very simple concept that can apply to so much more than economy. Inflation has infiltrated school‚ society‚ and even language. Ever since I was a little child‚ I have been showered with words like terrific‚ fantastic‚ and incredible‚ and I bet I am not the only kid who can say that. Everyone is treated like the best because when we are kids and our being raised by are

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    Political Language

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    POLITICAL LANGUAGE Language is the life blood of politics. Political power struggles‚ and the legitimisation of political policies and authorities occurs primarily through discourse and verbal representations. Power can either be exercised through coercion or what US commentator Walter Lippman termed in the 1930s the manufacture of consent. Largely unable‚ and hopefully unwilling‚ to coerce; political authorities in so called democratic polities often need to manufacture consent in order to

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    Language Precis

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    Language Precis Words with Built-in Judgments S. I. Hayawaka and Alan R. Hayawaka’s article‚ “Words with Built-in Judgments”‚ asserts that prejudice is predominantly seen in language through specific word choices we make. Both Hayawakas point out that people use words such as “Hispanic” and “developmentally disabled” to avoid insulting a specific group of people‚ as well as other examples‚ in order to prove that people watch how they speak every day. Given the extensive factual information‚ it is

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    Language and Taboo

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    am writing this letter to complain about the episode 3 from the Season 13 of Modern Family where the small girl Lilly uses the f-word over and over again. This is unacceptable and inappropriate! I as a parent don’t want my child to hear the vulgar language on TV. TV programs have a special kind of effect on the children. This is so because they find the TV actors to be their role models. They want to wear the same clothes‚ act the same way and even talk the same way – basically live up to them. That’s

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